A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
An 18-year-old man has been charged following a knife-related assault inside a building on Portage Avenue on Friday afternoon.
Winnipeg police say officers were called at around 5:30 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of a suspect armed with a knife causing a disturbance in the 300 block of Portage Avenue.
According to police, the suspect entered a building and knocked a man to the ground while armed with the knife. The victim was able to disarm the suspect, and several bystanders intervened to help restrain him until police arrived. The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene by Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service.
Officers arrived at approximately 5:36 p.m. and located the suspect, who police say was uncooperative and continued to act violently. Officers deployed a Taser to safely take him into custody, and a knife was seized.
The man is facing charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon. He was released on an undertaking.
